Basics Materials

Basic Materials |
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Computer printer | *Paint brushes |
*Computer paper (white & colored)  | *Hole punch |
*Construction paper | Paints: tempera, *watercolor pan paints, *watercolorpencils, *tempera paints, poster, finger paints |
*Crayons
*erasable colored pencils or  
*traditional colored pencils  & 
*white and color chalk | *Glue stick
*Washable glue |
*Craft knife(for adults) | Wood craft sticks (small and large) |
*Pencils with eraser and pencil sharpener | *Scissors: 
(extras: shaper scissors) |
*Washable felt-tip color markers | Cover up: old t-shirt |*Dry-erase color markers (great for penmanship practice on covered tracers (D'Nealian or Standard block with sheet protectors) | File box & files to organize
activities and materials |*Tape & tape dispenser | *Stapler |
Extras |
Stickers | *Hole punch brass fasteners  |
*Pipe Cleaners | *Wax paper |
Paper plates Standard 9" and dessert size | *Paints: acrylic and fabric |Easel or butcher paper | Plaster of Paris |
Poster board to use as a portable easel or bulletin board | Liquid starch |
Clear contact paper or laminating sheets | Used craft sticks (from Popsicles)|
Glitter in small shaker container or Glitter glue | *Wiggly Eyes Round (Assorted colors & sizes) |
Cotton balls | Cookie cutters (100 pc. set) |
| Tissue Paper (various colors) |Recyclable Materials for crafts |
* Note:  Print black and white craft templates on scrap paper.  Trace the templates over decorative wallpaper from old catalogs or scraps, left over pieces ofconstruction paper, wrapping paper or foam sheets. |
Cardboard tubes (sanitary, paper towel or wrapping paper tubes) | Catalogs, newspaper and old comic books |
Drinking straws | Clear plastic soda bottles& caps |
Paper bags: lunch size & grocery size | Baby food jars |
Cardboard: cereal boxes, etc. | Old cookie sheets |
Sand paper scraps | Paper cups (foam or paper) |
Styrofoam trays...